Green Bay Men's Basketball 2015 NIT Tournament Capsule

Green Bay Phoenix
Horizon (24-8, 12-4)

 

Big Wins: 12/6 at Miami FL (68-55), 12/27 Georgia State (78-61), 1/23 Valparaiso (51-50)
Bad Losses: 12/22 vs UC Irvine (70-72), 1/15 at Oakland (66-69), 2/20 Cleveland State (61-66)
Coach: Brian Wardle

Probable Starters:
Keifer Sykes, Senior, Guard, 18.8 ppg, 4.0 apg, 4.5 rpg
Carrington Love, Junior, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 3.1 apg
Jordan Fouse, Junior, Guard, 7.8 ppg, 3.7 apg, 7.3 rpg, 2.0 spg, 1.2 bpg
Alfonzo McKinnie, Senior, Forward, 7.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Greg Mays, Senior, Forward, 12.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.5 bpg

Key Roleplayers:
Daeshon Francis, Freshman, Guard, 4.5 ppg
Kenneth Lowe, Sophomore, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.4 (123rd in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.7 (42, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.6 (48, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.8 (80, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.4 (326, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.4 (309, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 64.5 (312, 9)
Rebound Margin: 2.7 (90, 2)
Assists Per Game: 14.2 (65, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.8 (88, 3)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014    NIT    First Round loss to Belmont
2013    CIT    First Round loss to Bradley
2010    CBI    First Round win over Akron
2010    CBI    Second Round loss to St. Louis
2009    CBI    First Round loss to Vermont
1996    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Virginia Tech
1995    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Purdue
1994    NCAA    Round of 64 win over California
1994    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Syracuse

*all team stats through 3/8

 

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